Identifying the Best High-Biomass Sorghum Hybrids Based on Biomass Yield Potential and Feedstock Quality Affected by Nitrogen Fertility Management Under Various Environments

Jang, C., Namoi, N., Lee, J.W., Becker, T., Rooney, W., Lee, D.K. Aug. 27, 2025. Data from: “Identifying the Best High-Biomass Sorghum Hybrids Based on Biomass Yield Potential and Feedstock Quality Affected by Nitrogen Fertility Management Under Various Environments.” University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-0618787_V1.

Data were collected from agronomy fields in Urbana and Ewing, IL, during the 2022 and 2023 growing seasons. The dataset includes dry biomass yield, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations and removals, and chemical composition elements (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and soluble fractions) for 13 high-biomass sorghum hybrids.

data_sharing.xlsx contains 20 columns and 104 rows. Below is the explanation of all variables in the file:

Year: 2022; 2023
Location: Urbana, IL; Ewing, IL
N rate (kg-N/ha): 0; 112
Hybrid #: H1-H13
Pedigree: Pedigree for 13 hybrids
Dry biomass yield (Mg/ha): Aboveground dry biomass yield
N (g/kg): Nitrogen concentration in plant tissue
P (g/kg): Phosphorus concentration in plant tissue
K (g/kg): Potassium concentration in plant tissue
N (kg/ha): Nitrogen removal by aboveground biomass
P (kg/ha): Phosphorus removal by aboveground biomass
K (kg/ha): Potassium removal by aboveground biomass
Cellulose (g/kg): Cellulose concentration in plant tissue
Hemicellulose (g/kg): Hemicellulose concentration in plant tissue
Lignin (g/kg): Lignin concentration in plant tissue
Soluble (g/kg): Soluble concentration in plant tissue
Cellulose (Mg/ha): Cellulose content in aboveground biomass
Hemicellulose (Mg/ha): Hemicellulose content in aboveground biomass
Lignin (Mg/ha): Lignin content in aboveground biomass
Soluble (Mg/ha): Soluble content in aboveground biomass

Illinois Data Bank includes:

• Plant tissue concentrations for N, P, K, Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin
• Dry biomass yield
• N, P, K, removal from aboveground biomass